Chekhov's Mistress
More Good Advice for Would-be Booksellers?
…I just wanted to look around. That was fine with him, he said, before informing me they charge $5 for browsing. Having never been charged an admission fee to enter Borders, I looked at him to gauge whether he was being serious. He was. This clerk, it turned out, is always serious. I glanced around the shop and quickly concluded this adventure would be worth the price of admission. I handed over a Lincoln, which he told me I’d get back if I purchased $25 in books. Interesting sales tactic, that.
Fergus Cullen on Antiquarian Books in Portsmouth New Hampshire
(via Scott)
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Ugh. Another reason why I have less and less sympathy for (bad) independent booksellers complaining they’re being destroyed by the internet and evil chain stores. I wonder if this clerk thinks he’s being charmingly eccentric, hoping for a part in Kevin Smith’s next film, or just one of those truly misanthropic creeps who inexplicably gravitate to the shoals of retail? He certainly doesn’t seem interested in running a viable business.
– Craig Ranapia (07/17 at 12:36 AM)
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- Posted by: Bud Parr
- Date: July 14, 2006
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